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Final twelvemonth, Netflix attracted controversy for the drama 13 Reasons Why, which some critics said romanticised youth suicide.

Now, the streaming behemothic finds itself in a similarly uncomfortable position over another series that mines the social pressures of teenage life — admitting one that no-one has actually seen.

Last calendar week, Netflix started promoting Insatiable, a "dark, twisted revenge comedy" near a high schoolhouse student named Patty who, after condign suddenly thin when her jaw is wired shut over summer break, seeks payback from those who previously tormented her virtually her weight.

Information technology did so through a trailer on social media, ahead of the show'due south release in mid-Baronial.

Many people took event with the prune

One was the author Roxane Gay, the author of the memoir Hunger who has written extensively about body image.

Others pointed out that the show seemed to advise the only way Patty could alive her best self was through conforming to a Western ideal of beauty.

As the controversy was bubbles abroad, one of the testify'due south stars, Alyssa Milano, went live on Periscope to talk about the trailer.

"Of course fat-shaming is wrong … and matted eating is bad and something that I accept suffered with in my life, equally well every bit beingness fat-shamed," Milano said.

"Most importantly, a woman'due south or man's or anyone's weight does not determine their worth. I certainly meet how many of y'all that watched the trailer felt that those values were not conveyed."

She said she hoped people did not judge a 12-episode series by its 2-minute trailer, "like we judge people at first glance".

Many on social media agreed, saying the criticism was unfair.

Milano also said the satirical series was meant to "hold a mirror" to guild and that it was designed to be a "conversation instigator", something "the trailer has already done".

That did not tamp downwardly the controversy

The following day, Milano's co-star, Debby Ryan who plays Patty, said she was excited to work on the show because information technology "addresses and confronts [body shaming] through satire".

She said the testify was not in the business of fat-shaming.

"We're out to turn a sharp eye on cleaved, harmful systems that equate thinness with worth," Ryan said.

It is difficult for experts in body image issues — or anyone else — to judge the series given it has not yet aired.

The Butterfly Foundation CEO Christine Morgan said that, in general, the consequences of weight- and shape-related bullying could be devastating, including mental health bug and eating disorders.

"Size and shape do not equate to self-worth," she said.

"What is crucial is that those experiencing bullying and concerns virtually their advent talk to someone and reach out for assistance."

By Monday, a petition calling on Netflix to chip the series earlier it arrogance had gathered more 100,000 signatures.

Later on the controversy over 13 Reasons Why, which youth mental wellness service Headspace criticised for its portrayal of suicide, Netflix added advisory warnings before some episodes and commissioned a written report about the show'southward impact.

Netflix declined to comment to the ABC on what volition happen with Insatiable.

"Nosotros nevertheless have time to stop this series from being released," wrote the petition's writer, Florence Given, "and causing a destruction of self-doubt in the minds of immature girls who volition recollect that to be happy and be worthy they need to lose weight."

If you or someone you know needs assist, please contact Headspace, The Butterfly Foundation, Lifeline, Kids Helpline or Beyond Bluish.